With many casting their votes by mail due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Secretary of State introduced a new way to track and receive notifications on the status of vote-by-mail election ballots. 

By checking the status, voters are expected to be able to see when their ballot arrives and see updates as they come, according to the Secretary of State’s office. 

The program, called “Where’s my ballot?,” is powered by BallotTrax, and sends voters automatic emails, text messages or voice call notifications about their ballot. 

Voters can register for this notification by signing up here. 

More than 21.2 million Californians have registered to vote as of Sept. 4, the highest percentage registered ahead of a general election in the past 68 years. Due to coronavirus possible postal delays and the large number of ballots coming through the mail, the state will count ballots that arrive as late as Nov. 20 if they are postmarked by Nov. 3 — Election Day — or earlier. 

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 If a ballot is misplaced or you did not receive one and are registered to vote, you can request a new ballot until Oct. 27. 

State-authorized election ballot drop off boxes are clearly marked “Official Ballot Drop Box” along with the county’s name. A courier will deliver dropped off ballots to your registrar. Ballots can also be taken straight to the registrar’s office. 

Drop off at any Vote-by-Mail Drop Box – Oct. 5 Nov. 

Drop off at any Vote Center – Oct. 24 – Nov. 3

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